Southampton is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick.
The community is located on the east side of the Saint John River, 3.71 km south of Southampton Junction, a station located within the village of Nackawic-Millville, created when the New Brunswick Railway was constructed in the 1870s.
History
[edit]The community was founded in 1787, when land was granted to the Loyalist members of the Pennsylvania Loyalists Regiment.[1]
A post office branch was established in 1853 and removed in 1914. In 1866, Southampton was a farming community with approximately 68 resident families. In 1871 Southampton and surrounding district had a population of 300. In 1898 Southampton had 1 post office, 3 stores, 2 churches and a population of 100.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Eunice D. Kinney (1851-1942), physician
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wright, Esther Clark (February 1972). "The Process of Possession". The Loyalists of New Brunswick (2nd. ed.). Canada: Moncton Pub. Co. Ltd. pp. 180–181.
Block 7, Southampton, Pennsylvania Loyalists, grant to William Burns and others, August 17, 1787
- ^ "Southampton". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
45°58′N 67°15′W / 45.967°N 67.250°W
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